Altvlaemisches Und Altniederlaendisches Theater
Munchen/ Austria, R. Piper & Co, not dated. Hardcover. Oversized portfolio bound in blue paper boards, tan title block with black lettering on front cover; tan cloth spine with black lettering; 15 pp booklet; 22 plates, some framed, some mounted, in color and bw. Text is in German. Printed in edition of 300 copies, this being number 251. This ambitious work documents the monuments of the theater, scenic design, decorations, and costumes for the theater and the great festivals, from the Medieval period to the Baroque; there are fine plates depicting architectural fantasies, early Flemish and Netherlandish theater, the garden and the stage, "grotesque comedy," the medieval theater and its influence upon manuscripts, images of Death, the festivals of Louis XIV, and the last great theatrical period of Vienna. Good- (heavy shelfwear to portfolio, cloth spine torn. Foxing throughout to flaps of portfolio and mostly frames and edges of plates. Plates are otherwise clear.) .
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Keywords: Theater / Ballet ; Theater; Miniature Painting ; ;